# North Carolina's 22nd House district

North Carolina's 22nd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican William Brisson since 2007.

## Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Bladen and Sampson counties. The district overlaps with the 9th and 12th Senate districts.

## District officeholders since 1993
### Multi-member district

| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
| Richard Moore | Democratic | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995 | Retired to run for Congress. | Michael Satterfield Wilkins | Democratic | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1997 | | 1993–2003 All of Person County. Parts of Granville, Vance, Franklin, and Warren counties. |
| Jim Crawford | Democratic | January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 32nd district. | Michael Satterfield Wilkins | Democratic | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1997 | | 1993–2003 All of Person County. Parts of Granville, Vance, Franklin, and Warren counties. |
| Jim Crawford | Democratic | January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 32nd district. | Gordon Allen | Democratic | January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 55th district. | 1993–2003 All of Person County. Parts of Granville, Vance, Franklin, and Warren counties. |

### Single-member district

| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
| Edd Nye | Democratic | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2007 | Redistricted from the 96th district. Lost re-nomination. | 2003–2005 All of Bladen County. Part of Sampson County. |
| Edd Nye | Democratic | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2007 | Redistricted from the 96th district. Lost re-nomination. | 2005–2013 All of Bladen County. Part of Cumberland County. |
| William Brisson | Democratic | January 1, 2007 – Present | | 2005–2013 All of Bladen County. Part of Cumberland County. |
| William Brisson | Democratic | January 1, 2007 – Present | | 2013–2019 Parts of Bladen and Sampson counties. |
| William Brisson | Republican | January 1, 2007 – Present | | 2013–2019 Parts of Bladen and Sampson counties. |
| William Brisson | Republican | January 1, 2007 – Present | | 2019–2023 All of Bladen County. Part of Sampson County. |
| William Brisson | Republican | January 1, 2007 – Present | | 2023–Present All of Bladen and Sampson counties. |

## Election results
### 2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | William Brisson (incumbent) | 20,633 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,633 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Albert D. Kirby Jr. | 5,552 | 72.48% |
| | Democratic | Martin "Tony" Denning | 2,108 | 27.52% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,660 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | William Brisson (incumbent) | 21,698 | 57.55% |
| | Democratic | Albert D. Kirby Jr. | 16,002 | 42.45% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,700 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Martin "Tony" Denning | 2,858 | 56.56% |
| | Democratic | Lawrence A. Aycock | 2,195 | 43.44% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,053 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | William Brisson (incumbent) | 15,423 | 56.69% |
| | Democratic | Martin "Tony" Denning | 11,783 | 43.31% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,206 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William Brisson (incumbent) | 4,642 | 53.48% |
| | Democratic | Ben Snyder | 4,038 | 46.52% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,680 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William Brisson (incumbent) | 21,091 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,091 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William Brisson (incumbent) | 12,208 | 51.99% |
| | Republican | Ken Smith | 11,274 | 48.01% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,482 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William Brisson (incumbent) | 5,128 | 51.61% |
| | Democratic | Matt Dixon | 4,808 | 48.39% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,936 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William Brisson (incumbent) | 21,187 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,187 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William Brisson (incumbent) | 6,499 | 73.15% |
| | Democratic | Robert Jacobs Brooks | 2,385 | 26.85% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,884 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William Brisson (incumbent) | 12,675 | 52.87% |
| | Republican | John Szoka | 11,298 | 47.13% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,973 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William Brisson (incumbent) | 9,375 | 64.18% |
| | Democratic | Greg Taylor | 5,233 | 35.82% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,608 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William Brisson (incumbent) | 25,417 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,417 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William Brisson | 3,903 | 50.47% |
| | Democratic | Edd Nye (incumbent) | 3,831 | 49.53% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,734 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William Brisson | 10,267 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,267 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edd Nye (incumbent) | 3,453 | 53.38% |
| | Democratic | William Brisson | 3,016 | 46.62% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,469 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edd Nye (incumbent) | 18,646 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,646 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edd Nye (incumbent) | 5,528 | 54.37% |
| | Democratic | Nurham Warwick (incumbent) | 4,640 | 45.63% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,168 | 100% |
2002 North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edd Nye (incumbent) | 11,614 | 62.27% |
| | Republican | Joy Barbour | 7,038 | 37.73% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,652 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Crawford (incumbent) | 9,155 | 51.19% |
| | Democratic | Gordon Allen (incumbent) | 6,578 | 36.78% |
| | Democratic | Bernard A. Holliday | 2,151 | 12.03% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,884 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Crawford (incumbent) | 26,875 | 39.33% |
| | Democratic | Gordon Allen (incumbent) | 24,148 | 35.34% |
| | Republican | Audrey M. Smith | 15,340 | 22.45% |
| | Libertarian | Tom Howe | 1,975 | 2.89% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 68,338 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |